hi wintersocks glad your treatments have gone well this week.its the thought of the side effects that scares me so much and monday is coming round too quickly for my liking now when i start !i think that being upset would be usual as you are probably just relieved to be underway with the treatments and know each one you have is getting you nearer to the last one.i hope you have planned to do something nice this weekend to cheer yourself up.we need something to look forward to as we struggle through this difficult time in our lives.take care denise
I’m waiting to start my rads(always waiting it seems). I’ve had my first “new patient” appointment with oncologist went through side effects and seemed to think girls with larger boobs(me!) MIGHT get more problems with skin during treatment. Guess they all got different things to say bout side effects. Also I won’t be starting tamoxifen till after rads-different doctors do different things?!?!
thats interesting valleygirl about bigger boobs might get more problems as no one has mentioned that to me.i was worried that as i burn in the sun easily that i may suffer more but the radiologist said that doesnt mean i will.hope your treatments go ok.denise
hi everyone
I have a 6 treatments so far and apart from my boob being a bit coloured everything going okay.
Just a note about creams, my radiographer has susggested that the cream should not be applied for a few hours before treatment, it creates a barrier (bulos effect I think she said) and prevents the treatment being as effective. There was me applying copious amounts of cream just before I went to the hospital thinking I was helping, oh well we live and learn!
Tiredness at the moment is more to do with travelling back and forward to the hospital for the treatment but not too bad yet.
Nobody has mentioned any particular problems re big boobs to me, not sure how big is big if you know what I mean.
Take Care everyone, hope everyone is okay
Karen
Hi. I had my first of fifteen treatments today. I am using Aveeno lotion which has colloidal oatmeal in it which has shown to be beneficial for irritation caused by radiotherapy. Aqueous cream contains sodium laureth sulphate (SLS) which is an irritant to skin . It is not recommended for use as a moisturiser in those with skin conditions such as eczema so am not chancing it on my skin.
Hope all goes well with the rads. x